Historic New Bridge Landing

Join the Bergen County Historical Society as they celebrate Pinkster, a Jersey Dutch Celebration of Spring on Sunday, May 18th 1 pm- 4:30 pm at Historic New Bridge Landing. Join BCHS Trustee Muriel Roberts at 1:15 pm and 2:15 pm for a pouring ceremony that honors and remembers the ancestors that have departed. The Tricorne Dance Ensemble under the direction of dance mistress Denise Piccino will then be dancing around the maypole at 1:30 pm and 3:30 pm. They will also be performing a collection of 18th century dances throughout the day. Musical accompaniment for the dancers will be provided by Ridley and Anne Enlsow on the fiddle and hammered dulcimer. Join the Tricorne Dancers at 3 pm as they invite children to dance with them around the maypole. At 2:30 pm Marty Campanelli an independent schoolgirl needlework scholar and author will give a lecture that will cover samplers that were created throughout New Jersey from the late 1700s through the mid-1800s, and will spotlight regional styles from various countries, known schools and instructresses, and personal stories about some of the sampler makers. On display for viewing in the state historic 1752 Steuben House will be a new exhibit of […]